Third Way report: How college promise programs can impact high-achieving, middle-income students

This report, authored by Shanna S. Jaggars, is based on research conducted with Maggie Fay and Negar Farakish in partnership with the Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University.

The report suggests that middle-income students are loan-averse, therefore, are more susceptible to promise programs that incentivize them to enroll into community colleges. In turn, this may reduce their chances of obtaining a bachelor's degree. The author makes recommendations to policy makers to counter this trend.